Norman Jewison
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Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 5.245 |
| Birthday | 1926-07-21 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Also Known As |
2012
Pablo
6.917/6
Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana...
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Pablo
2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
6/2
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ev...
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Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
3/1
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does mar...
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
10/1
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul...
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2005
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
5.9/8
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
0/0
Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
0/0
Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip on his shoulder. He joined the Marines but never staye...
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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
2000
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
7.8/5
Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention until recently. In this Oscar-nominated documentary s...
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The Man on Lincoln's Nose
2014
I Am Steve McQueen
6/33
"I Am Steve McQueen" tells the incredible life story of this legendary actor, racer, and cultural icon. Extensive interviews, movie clips, archival fo...
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I Am Steve McQueen
2017
The River of My Dreams
0/0
Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left Newfoundland in the late 1940s to launch a storied, seven-decade career as on...
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The River of My Dreams
2019
Hal
6.5/11
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as co...
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Hal
1996
The Stupids
4.7/72
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.
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The Stupids
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5/2
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
5.8/10
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficu...
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Tell Them Who You Are
2008
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
0/0
Documentary about the writing and recording of Quincy Jones' score for Norman Jewison's 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
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Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
0/0
Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look at the production of the 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF...
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Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2004
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
7/1
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and ev...
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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2019
Sid & Judy
7.654/13
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n...
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Sid & Judy
1971
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
0/0
Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on to greater success making Hollywood theatrical fea...
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Norman Jewison, Film Maker
2006
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
6/2
Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It also describes the closeness among Italian families,...
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
1970
The Landlord
5.8/45
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope sec...
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The Landlord
2019
Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
0/0
Documentary about The Landlord.
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Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
2000
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
6.5/2
Documentary about the making of the 1975 science-fiction dystopia classic.
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Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
1975
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
0/0
Behind the scenes footage on the set filming Rollerball
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From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
2008
A Special Kind of Love
0/0
A follow-up of A LOVE STORY OF TODAY, where actors and crew discuss GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.
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A Special Kind of Love
2008
A Love Story of Today
0/0
A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, featuring interviews with people like Katharine Hought...
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A Love Story of Today
2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
6/2
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City a...
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
4/49
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action film, for which he proceeds to steal the reels, and l...
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
2007
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
0/0
Director Norman Jewison discusses his life and career with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne.
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Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
2015
Making of The Russians are Coming
0/0
Interview with Norman Jewison.
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Making of The Russians are Coming
2015
Superstars: The Documentary
0/0
In 1971, director Norman Jewison took a group of young actors, singers, and dancers to war-torn Israel to shoot the film adaptation of the hit rock op...
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Superstars: The Documentary
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
8/5
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting...
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
1949
Canadian Pacific
5.3/29
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.
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Canadian Pacific
2024
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
6.5/2
Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his mark on the history of cinema, including the films of Jacques Demy, especially...
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Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7/1
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
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